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The Municipal Commissioner heads the administrative wing of the municipality. The functions of
the administrative wing include:
All executive functions with the Administrative Head (Commissioner)
Establishment matters such as appointment, transfers, Pay and allowances, etc.,
correspondence with Government and other departments,
Public relations, redressal of public grievances, Legal matters etc.
Sanctioning of estimates and approval of contracts, payments, etc.
5.2.3 Departments of municipality
Various departments under the ULB, share the responsibility of service delivery within the
Corporation. The functions of various officials/departments, under the Administrative wing, are
elucidated hereunder:
a) Commissioner. The Commissioner is at the apex of this structure and is responsible for all
activities carried out by the ULB. The Commissioner is responsible for preparation and
certification of all periodical records, returns and furnishes all information as may from time to
time be required by the Municipal Council or the Standing committees. He is also responsible for
preparation of accounts. At each general meeting, the Commissioner along with some other key
officials, discuss various issues with the elected representatives.
b) General Administration Department. - This department is responsible for establishment, other
essential matters relating to office, officers, staff and their welfare like preparation of staff pay
bills, maintenance of registers for advances, GPF, pension, PF‟s etc.
c) Engineering and Water Supply Department. This department looks after all the works relating to
execution and maintenance of basic amenities like Water Supply, Drainage, Sewerage, Storm
water drains, Roads, Street lights, etc. The Engineering department is also responsible for
ensuring the quality of works and their execution within the time frame.
d) Accounts Department : The Accounts Section is responsible for supervising all financial
transactions related to the CMC, advising the Commissioner on all internal financial matters,
updating financial receipts and expenditure details in accordance with the utilization of funds,
reporting deviations in expenditure of funds in any of the allocated schemes, assisting preparation
of the CMC budget, maintenance of accounts regarding stamp duty, SFC Grants, MP Grants,
maintenance of petty cash book and general cash book and attending to audit requirements and
other such accounts-related duties.
e) Revenue Department: Revenue Officer, heading the Revenue Section, is responsible for collecting
taxes such as, trade tax, house tax, advertisement tax, and entertainment tax; development
charges; transfer of properties; collection of duty; issuing notices for recovery of tax; and
monitoring revenue collections of the ULB.
f) Public Health Department. The is responsible for ULB services such as Solid waste management,
public health related works like malaria control, family planning, mother and child health care,
birth and death registration etc, and other government assisted programs related to health and
poverty reduction and awareness programs. Besides, this department is responsible for the
enforcement of the Public Health Act. The department is also involved in promotion of health
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